Kujala Sparks Bowdoin Over No. 13 Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Brett Kujala scored the
game-winning goal with 2:20 remaining in regulation to lift the
Bowdoin College men's lacrosse team to a 10-9 win over Springfield
on Tuesday evening.

The Polar Bears rebound from just their second loss of the
season Saturday to defeat the #13 Pride and improve to 6-2 on the
season. Springfield falls to 5-2 overall on the year.

Kujala and Tyler Williams finished with two goals and one assist
apiece. Conor O'Toole scored twice in the win for Bowdoin while
Will Wise had three assists - all in the fourth quarter. Bryce
Serriello led Springfield with a hat trick.

The Pride got out to an early 3-1 lead following a pair of goals
from senior attackman Ryan Murphy. After a pair of strikes from
O'Toole and an inside finish from defenseman Mac Caputi, the Polar
Bears gained a 4-3 advantage with 4:22 remaining in the first half.
Just 1:30 later, senior Devin Abad knotted the game at four goals
apiece with a well-spotted shot from the left alley, sending the
contest into halftime.

After a goal from Tyler Williams, the Pride capped a long
possession with a bounce shot from Sheehan that found the bottom
right-hand corner of the net, tying the game at five. With just
under four minutes remaining in the third quarter, Serriello dodged
down the right alley and ripped a bounce shot past Bowdoin
goalkeeper Connor Laughlin to give the Pride a 6-5 advantage.

Back-to-back Bowdoin goals from Franklin Reis and Kujala gave
the Polar Bears a 7-6 advantage with 12:01 remaining in the contest
when Kujala caught a pass from Wise and snuck one past Springfield
goalkeeper Connor Nash. Just three minutes later, Williams beat his
defender and pulled up for a 15-yard bounce shot that found its way
into the back of the net to give the Polar Bears an 8-6 edge midway
through the fourth quarter.

In response, Serriello let a shot go from the right side to pull
the Pride back to within one goal. Just one minute later, Brendan
Boss found the back of then net to even the game at 8-8. At the
5:21 mark, Bowdoin sophomore Sean Offner fired a bounce shot past
Nash off of an assist from Wise to give the Polar Bears a 9-8 lead.
Serriello responded with his third tally of the contest to pull the
Pride back even with 3:51 to go.

With a man-up advantage late in the game, Kujala received an
assist from Wise on the crease once more and beat Nash to give the
Polar Bears a 10-9 advantage with 2:20 remaining in the contest,
sealing the victory.

Laughlin made eight saves in the win for Bowdoin.

The Polar Bears will return to action at home Saturday against
Trinity at 1:00 p.m.